Fundraising Freelancer

Arts Council England; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

London Vocational Ballet School (LVBS) is seeking a strategic Freelance Fundraising Consultant to diversify income through grants, foundations, and HNWI donor engagement. The role focuses on cultivating relationships, crafting grant proposals, and aligning donor communications with the school’s mission for expanded bursaries and broader access to training.

The successful candidate will collaborate with the Marketing Freelancer, Senior Management Team, and Finance Trustee, bringing deep arts

Qualifications

• Proven track record in trusts/foundations bid writing or high-level HNWI fundraising.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for grant applications and donor proposals.
• Collaborative, able to work with Marketing Freelancer, SMT, and Finance Trustee.
• Interest in the arts, creative education, or ballet training.

Responsibilities

• Grants & trust applications: research, write, and submit funding bids to trusts, foundations, and institutional grant makers to secure new income streams.
• HNWI prospecting & mapping: identify, research, and map high-potential High-Net-Worth Individuals and major donors who align with the school's mission.
• Artistic storytelling collaboration: work closely with our Artistic Director to extract compelling impact stories and project visions, translating them into powerful funding cases.
• Campaign & message alignment: coordinate with our Marketing Freelancer to ensure all major donor communications, materials, and digital touchpoints align with current school messaging.
• Strategic operational handover: coordinate closely with our Finance Trustee to ensure clear boundaries between donor work and sponsorship activities, maintaining a shared leadership tracker.
• Early-stage relationship cultivation.

Skills

Grant writing

Fundraising strategy

High-net-worth donor research

Communication

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a strategic, well-connected Freelance Fundraising Consultant to support our team at London Vocational Ballet School. LVBS is a full-time vocational classical ballet school and charity for gifted children age 10-16 based in West London.

Job Description

We are looking for a strategic, well-connected Freelance Fundraising Consultant to support our team at LVBS.

Following a significant period in our 20-year history including a major rebranding and a capital development project to upgrade our facilities LVBS is entering an exciting new phase of growth.

You will play a pivotal role in diversifying our income streams, focusing specifically on identifying and cultivating relationships with High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) and writing/applying for grants and trust funding to diversify our income streams.

Your expertise will directly enable us to offer more bursaries and ensure that no talented dancer is ever turned away due to financial hardships.

The applicants will be fierce supporters of the school and its mission, attending and supporting events where necessary.

Job Requirements

Proven track record: demonstrable success in trust/foundations bid writing or high-level HNWI charity fundraising.

Exceptional communication skills: the ability to translate our artistic vision into powerful, fundable grant applications and donor proposals.

Collaborative spirit; comfortable working directly alongside our Marketing Freelancer, the Senior Management Team, and our Finance Trustee.

Sector interest: a genuine interest in the arts, creative education, or specialist vocational classical ballet training.

Job Responsibilities

Grants & trust applications: research, write, and submit compelling funding bids to trusts, foundations, and institutional grant makers to secure new income streams.

HNWI prospecting & mapping: identify, research, and map high-potential High-Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) and major donors who align with the school's mission.

Artistic storytelling collaboration: work closely with our Artistic Director to extract compelling impact stories and project visions, translating them into powerful funding cases.

Campaign & message alignment: collaborate with our Marketing Freelancer to ensure all major donor communications, materials, and digital touchpoints align perfectly with current school messaging.

Strategic operational handover: coordinate closely with our Finance Trustee to ensure clear boundaries between your major donor work and their corporate sponsorship activities, while maintaining a shared tracker for leadership review.

Early-stage relationship cultivation.

Job Overview

• Contract: Contract
• Location: Remote

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Thorough safeguarding checks, including criminal records and reference checks in line with our safer recruitment policy, will take place before the position is offered to an individual.

LVBS is committed to promoting Equality, Inclusion and Diversity within our recruitment process and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

The role closes at 23.59pm on the 26th October 2026.